PAST EVENTS

  Go Green MP: Reading for a Change! Thur. Sept 17th 7-8:30pm Khepri Kitchen + Coffee 106 S. Emerson St. MP Book Club + In Person Meeting!!! It's time to start reading for our second book club meeting ever! Join us September 17 to discuss "The Death and Life of the Great Lakes" by Pulitzer Prize finalist Dan Egan. In this 2017 NYT Book Club pick, Egan covers the ecological history of the Great Lakes, including the effects of invasive species. This should be a very interesting and relevant read for us here in the Great Lakes region! No time to read? Join us anyway - you don't need to have to read the book to participate. Hope to see you there!

 Let’s Talk Data Centers: Our Water, Our Power, Our Communities   Thur August 27th 6:30-8:30pm Mount Prospect Public Library Room A Register here  to save your seat as spots are filling up! Priority seating to those who registered. Data centers are expanding rapidly across Illinois, bringing new demands for electricity, water, and infrastructure. But communities are often left without clear information about how these facilities may affect local resources, energy prices, and environmental health. What do these developments mean for our water supply? How might these affect our energy grid and utility bills? How can communities ensure their voices are a part of the discussion that affects our shared resources?   This event will include overviews of the data center development landscape, the impacts of data centers on their host communities, and potential solutions to these problems. The evening will conclude with an opportunity to identify next steps and develop i...